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What do we offer?

CHS Museum Tours & Programs

The CHS offers museum tours and related activities that are thematic and focus on the Connecticut history topics presented in the museum’s permanent and changing exhibitions. Click here to learn more.

Old State House Tours & Programs

Visit this 1796 National Historic Landmark for tours and educational programs that focus on the political, social, and economic history related to the Old State House and its site. Click here to learn more.

Outreach Programs

If you cannot come to us, our programs can come to you! These programs use reproduction objects and documents from our collection, along with hands-on activities, to bring history to life. Click here to learn more.

History Day

History Day in Connecticut provides a unique opportunity for students to present their own research projects at district and state competitions. Winners of the state contest are eligible to participate in the national contest at the University of Maryland with over 2,000 students from across the United States. Click here to learn more.

Interdistrict School Programs

Interdistrict partnership programs are designed to promote cultural diversity in Connecticut public schools. Click here to learn more.

Professional Development for Educators

Professional development workshops at the Connecticut Historical Society and Old State House provide teachers with practical information, materials, and classroom strategies for integrating hands-on history teaching in their schools. Click here to learn more.

Connecticut History Online

www.cthistoryonline.org

CHO is a unique online resource of 18,000 historic photographs, prints, maps, documents, costumes, oral histories, and more, including 3,000 new items added in summer 2007. You can also find lesson plans, photo essays, and student activities.

A collaboration of the Connecticut Historical Society, Mystic Seaport, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut, New Haven Museum & Historical Society, and the Connecticut State Library.

Adult Tours

Group tours are available at both the CHS and the Old State House. Click here to learn more.

Events for Adults & Families

Check out the calendar of upcoming events for adults and families at the CHS and Old State House. Click here for CHS or here for OSH.

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